The determination of volatile phenol in drinking water by solid phase extraction spectropho tometry was studied. Volatile phenol in drinking water can be separated by distillation with a automatic distillation apparatus, and colored by reacting with 4 aminoantipyrinethe. The colored product can be determined by spectrophotometry after extracted with Waters Sep Park C 18 column and eluted by ethanol. Compared with traditional method, the proposed method is rapid, safe and simple and it was applied t...